Queen: Margrethe II Prime Minister: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Population
5,543,453
685,991
Life Expectancy
78.780 years
62.750 years
Capital City
Copenhagen
Malabo
Largest city
Copenhagen (population: 1,153,620)
Bata (population: 173,046)
Human Development Index
0.952
0.717
GDP per capita
$37,600 US
$19,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
87%
Corruption Perception Index
9.3
1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
38%
6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ($2.1bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
22.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic
Independence date
first organized as a unified state in 10th century; in 1849 became a constitutional monarchy
12 October 1968 (from Spain)
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%, Muslim 2%
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority) note: English is the predominant second language
Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Exports
machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills
petroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa
External Debt
$626,900,000,000 $
$1,051,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - 5.0236 (2008 est.), 5.4797 (2007), 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.4 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.300%
0.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
0
Location
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
Area
43,094 km sq
28,051 km sq
Coastline
7,314 km
296 km
Climate
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
